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W. MONEILL & J. H. TINDER. REGISTERING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTCIRCUITS. No. 526,579.

Patented $ept. 25, 1894.

INVENTORS 60mm,

ATTORNEYS WITNESSES: X WZQQ2M$ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MONEILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND JAMES HENRY TINDER, OF

WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNORS TO THE MONEILL-TINDER ELEC- TRICCOMPANY, OEWINCI-IESTER, KENTUCKY.

REGISTERING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC-LIGHT CIRCUITS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,579, datedSeptember 25, 1894.

Application filed July 26, 1893- To wZZ whom it may concern: Be it knownthat we, WILLIAM MoNEILL,

Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and JAMEs HENRYTINDER, of Winchester, in the county of Clark and State of Kentucky,have invented new and useful Improvements in Registering Mechanism forElectric-Light Circuits, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to ID the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof,

in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the registerused inconnection with the consumers circuit. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe number wheels. Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing the carryingwheels. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the star wheel and pallets. Fig.5 is a front elevation of the electro-magnet and the armature lever usedfor vibrating the pallets. Fig. 6 is an inverted plan View of theregistering mechanism; and Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the same.

Similar letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

The object ,of our invention is to provide registering mechanism forelectric light circuits that will be positive in its action, so that itwill always indicate the lamp hours to be charged to the consumer.

Our invention consists in mechanism for registering lamp hours in theconsumers circuit, as will be hereinafter more fully described. I

To the base A is secured an angled plate I), Fig. 7, to which isattached an electro-magnet C, furnished with a core extension D, towhich is pivoted the armature lever E, supporting the armature F infront of the pole of the magnet C. To the L-shaped plate B in front ofthe magnet C, is secured the registering mechanism G, and the aperturedplate H which covers the number wheels, with the exception of suchportions as are shown through the apertures of the plate. The frame ofthe registering mechanism consists of the front and back plates I, J,and the studs K located at the corners of the plates.

In apertures in the plates I and J are journaled the arbors 1, 2, 3, 4,the said arbors being staggered or set in a zigzag line. To

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the arbor 1, is secured a star wheel L, and in the plate J above andbelow the star wheel are formed oblique slots M, N. The slot N for ms asmall angle (say of about ten degrees) pallets 8, 9, which are capableof engaging the teeth of the star wheel L, as the bar 5 is reciprocatedby means of the armature lever E, the said armature lever being providedwith a slot 10 for receiving the prolongation of the stud 6 at the rearside of the bar 5.

The armature lever E is furnished with a retractile spring 11, forreturning it to the point of starting after it has been moved by theaction of the magnet C on the armature F; Whenever the said armature isdrawn forward and released by the magnet C, the bar 5 is moved upward,bringing the pallet9 into engagement with oneof the teeth of the .starwheel L, and when the armature is released and moved in the oppositedirection by the retractile spring 11, the bar 5 is moved downwardly andthe pallet 8 is brought into engagement with one of the teeth of thestar wheel, and the said pallet remainsin the notch between the adjacentteeth of the star wheel, thus preventing the over-throwing of the Wheel,and retaining it in the position into which it was moved. By virtue ofthe oblique slots in which the studs 6, 7, move, the sliding bar isswung and the pallets are moved toward the center of the star wheel, andat the same time receive a lateral motion each in different right linesthat are not parallelone with another which causes them to 0 positivelyengage the star wheel.

The star wheel L is provided with ten teeth, and its arbor 1, carries onits outer extremity outside of the plate I, a number wheel 12, carryingon its face figures repre- 5 sen'ting units and running consecutivelyfrom 1 to 9, and also a cipher representing the tens place. In likemanner each of the arbors 2, 3, and 4, carry number wheels of the samedescription, the number wheel on arbor 2 representing tens, that onarbor 3 representing hundreds, and that on arbor 4 representingthousands. The figures on the number wheel of arbor 1, and the figureson the number wheel on arbor 3, are arranged with their topstoward thecenter of the wheel, while the figures on the number wheel on arbor 2and those on the number wheel on arbor 4, are arranged with their topstoward the periphery of the number wheel. This arrangement permits ofshowing the figures right side up through the apertures of the plate H.

The arbors 1, 2, 3, 4, are provided with carrying mechanism of theordinary well known construction, which will therefore need nodescription here. When arbor 1, makes one rotation it carries forwardarbor 2 and its wheel 12 one space. When arbor 2 makes one rotation itcarries arbor 3 and its wheel 12 forward one space, and when arbor 3makes one rotation it carries forward the arbor 4 and its wheel 12 onespace.

To provide for the points of the pallets 8 and 9, which are inclined inopposite directions, the bottom of the space between the triangularteeth of the star wheel is widened or enlarged, preferably by drilling ahole through the wheel at that point.

It will be seen that the movement of the star wheel under the action ofthe pallets is positive and cannot overthrow.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. In a step-by-step registering mechanism, thecombination, with a train of registering gearing provided with a starwheel and having oblique slots in one of the plates of the frame of themechanism, of a sliding swinging bar provided with pins fitting in theoblique slots of the frame of the mechanism, and carrying palletsadapted to engage the star wheel, and electro-magnetic mechanism forreciprocating the bar, the oblique slots being arranged in lines thatare not parallel one with another, whereby the end of the sliding barcarrying the pallets is made to swing laterally at different speeds,substantially as specified.

2. In a step-by-step registering mechanism, the combination With a starwheel, of pallets arranged to move in different right lines that are notparallel one with the other,

substantially as specified.

3. In a step-by-step registering mechanism, the combination of a slidingswinging bar having angular pallets, and a star wheel provided withpointed teeth, and having spaces under-cut below the bases of the teeth,for receiving the angular ends of the pallets, substantially asspecified.

4. In step-by-step registering mechanism, the combination with astarwheel, of a sliding swinging bar carrying pallets arranged to move inright lines that are not parallel one with another, electro magneticmechanism for reciprocating the bar, and registering and carrying wheelsand number disks, substantially as specified.

WILLIAM HONEILL. JAMES HENRY TINDER.

Witnesses:

I. ADELIA MARSH, T. W. MONEILL.

